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Variation and Distribution: Forest Patterns as a Model for Urban Morphologies
Author(s) -
Greenberg Evan,
Jeronimidis George
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
architectural design
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.128
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1554-2769
pISSN - 0003-8504
DOI - 10.1002/ad.1615
Subject(s) - rainforest , architecture , variation (astronomy) , urban morphology , reading (process) , george (robot) , geography , tree (set theory) , distribution (mathematics) , microclimate , ecology , architectural engineering , urban planning , computer science , engineering , artificial intelligence , archaeology , biology , mathematics , political science , law , mathematical analysis , physics , astrophysics
What can we learn from the spatial logic of collections of trees in the rainforest? Evan Greenberg of the EmTech programme at the Architectural Association (AA) School of Architecture in London and George Jeronimidis of the Centre for Biomimetics at the University of Reading combine forces to analyse the rainforest's morphology and its potential as an urban model. They suggest how the sectional height differentiation of trees could present a new way of thinking about urban organisation, accommodating varied microclimates, programmes and the city's infrastructural flows.